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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #60 on: January 26, 2012, 05:04:10 PM »
Cool tandems....  I bet you like Blue! ::)
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Offline Hb Twinn

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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #61 on: January 26, 2012, 05:06:43 PM »
Blue is a great color. Now if only they made a Blueberry Krate...Also looking for a blue Town & Country tandem!
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #62 on: February 19, 2012, 06:51:47 PM »


Our 1966 Deluxe Twinn. We got it in 1992


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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #63 on: February 19, 2012, 07:57:37 PM »
Great bike. I always love it when we can keep them for what seems like forever.
Enjoy it, it's always better with two!
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #64 on: April 07, 2012, 07:50:14 PM »
Just finished mine in time for summer

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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #65 on: April 07, 2012, 07:53:07 PM »
Hey HB Twinn, It says in your sig that you have a 63 twin. I joined this site to get more info on mine. My serial number says the bike was made on April 14th 1965 but the same site that I got the info from said twins weren't made until 68. I'm guessing since you have a 63 that latter info is wrong & mine really can be a 65?
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #66 on: April 07, 2012, 08:11:44 PM »
That's a cool Custom Twinn. I'll ride in the back seat thank you.  ;D  

From what I know in 63 they called the new tandem "Bicycle Built for Two" and the Twinn started with the 64 models. If HB's frame has a late 63 serial number it may have been built up in and for the 64 model year.

http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1961_1970/1963dlr_Bike_for_two.html

http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1961_1970/1964_0203.html
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #67 on: April 07, 2012, 08:43:18 PM »
cool, thanks for the links. That brochure definitely confirms they were started in 64. Then mine is indeed a 1965. & what's a really cool twist is the last 4 digits of the serial number are 1965. Out of the 4522 bikes built that day I got the one that has the same numbers as the year it was made.
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #68 on: April 09, 2012, 08:32:04 PM »
Yes, the serial numbers are 1963, but the first year for the Twinn was 64, and Deluxe Twinn was 65from what I can tell. Both of mine are early mfg. I just got a 63 BBFT and will post pix when done. A couple of other projects got in the way.
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #69 on: April 09, 2012, 09:05:34 PM »
The Town and Country tandem was last available in 1963 also.
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #70 on: August 06, 2012, 11:18:39 PM »
Some awesome looking tandems you all have
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #71 on: October 16, 2012, 02:08:49 AM »
just our violet!
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #72 on: October 16, 2012, 08:01:06 PM »
I love the violet Twinns!

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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #73 on: December 12, 2012, 01:53:19 PM »
This is my 65, I'll take some better pic's in the spring!
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Re: Show off your Tandems!
« Reply #74 on: March 07, 2013, 04:45:20 PM »
I don't have good pictures on my work computer so here are a couple of pics from my phone. I paid $50 for the Twinn Tandem and as you can see it is as close to NOS as I've seen.

I bought the blue Mini Twinn because it looked cool... I had no idea it was rare. The Green one was a deal I couldn't pass up!

I think I have enough Tandems now... unless a Coppertone Mini comes along!
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